Combination convertible vehicle-body.



W. I. TWOMBLY. COMBINATION CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION I'IIiED-MAE-.4, 191 0.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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' IINVENYTOR Willard I. Twombly v Patented May; 16, 1911.

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INVENTOR Willard I. Tum-111M 9 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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W'. 1. TWOMBLY. COMBINATION GONVERTIBLE VEHICLE BODY. APPLIUATION' IILEDMAE-{1,1910

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INVENTOH Willard I. I ll/071159 @Wf I ATTORNEY Patented May 16, 1911 1 xW. I. TWOMBLY.

COMBINATION CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE 130mm APPLIGATION FILED MAB..4, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911;

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1 /j X. TTORNEY W. 1. TWOMBLY. COMBINATION CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, I910.

Patented May16,1911.

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COMBINATION CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAKA, 1910. V

Patented'May' 16, 1911.

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INVENTOR Wzllarci I. Twombly v ATTORNEY W. I. TWOMBLY.

COMBINATION CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION I'ILED MARA, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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. A EI'NVIENTOR Millard I. Twombljl ,7 BY I f ATTORNEY name STATESPATENT oTrio-E.

WILLARD I. TWOMBLY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., .ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO TWOMBLY MOTORS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMBINATION CON'VERTIBLE VEHICLE-BODY. I

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Flay 16, 1911.

Application filed March 4, 1910. Serial No. 547,207.

biiiation Convertible Vehicle-Bodies, of.

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle bodies,

and it is the object of the invention to provide a combinationconvertible vehicle body which may be readily converted from an entirelyclosed to a partly or entirely open body, and as readily re-conv'ertedinto an entirely closed body.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a vehicle bodycomprising two compartments, the front one for the driver and the otherfor passengers, either one or both of which may be converted fromanentirely closed to a partly or entirely open compartment, and viceversa. i

in the drawings accompanying and forniing a part oft-his specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating f the body as a closed andintegral one. F g. 2 is a side elevation, the side panels having beenremoved from the front compartment to convert it into an open structure,anjdthe roof of the rear coii'ipai'tmeiit folded upon itself and therear roof-supporting pillars folded over the back of the body to convertsaid rear coinpartment into a partly open structure. Fig. 3 isa- "Viewsimilar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the roof of the rear compartment asfolded over the top of the front compartment, 'tlie roof-supportingpillars at the sides and back folded into the body, and the door-windowsupporting-frame as folded into the door, to (:rp vert said compartment,and the entire body, into an entirely open structure. Fig. 4 is an endelevation looking at the back of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an end elevation, thepart beiniz' iii the position illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. (3 is a frontelevation, the parts being in the positions illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig.7 is a sectional plan view, the roof of the front compartment beingremoved to illustrate the manner of dropping the windows into the panelsand doors in said coinpa rtmentg. one

side of the rear compartment illustrating the manner of dropping thewindows into the pockets in the body and door, and the other sideillustrating the manner of the pillars folding into the body. Fig. 8' isa detail,

- partly in section, of one of the doors of the rear compartment, thewindow being shown in dotted lines as dropped into the pocket in thedoor. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail to illustrate the slidingconnection between the door and one of its window supporting pillars.Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail-to illustrate the manner of locking orlatching the door-window supporting frame in upright position. Fig. 11is a sectional view to illustrate the manner of sliding the windows intothe pockets in the doors and body. Fig. 12 is a detail to illustrate themanner of securing a foldable curtain bracket to the foldableroof-supporting pillars. Fig. 13 is aview similar to Fig. 12, butshowing the positions the curtain-bracket and curtain assume when thepillar is folded into the body. Fig. 14 is a detail showing the man-'nor of fastening the panelsv in the front eonipartment, and showing indotted lines the positions the windows assume when dropped into thepockets. Fig. 15 is a detail to illustrate the manner of locking thefoldable roof section to thc foldable pillars. Fig. 16 is a detail ofone manner of locking the foldable pillars when in folded position. Fig.17 is a. detail of a sleeve forming a part of the rear roof-supportingpillar liinge. Fig. 18 is a view of the hinge sleeve lookiiigat the leftof. Fig. 1?. Fig. 19 a detail showing the manner of hiiigiiig the idlerpiece in the side of the body to the foldable roof, and the position itassumes when the roof is folded. Fig. 20 is a detail of the hinge of therear roof-supporting pillars, the parts being in the position theyassume when the pillars are folded, and the sleeve illustrated in Figs.

plan of the parts shown in Fig. 19; and

Fi 23 is a sectional side elevation taken on the line X-X of Fig. 3looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout thedifierent views of the drawings.

In the drawings T have illustrated one form of my invention, and ascomprising a vehicle having two compartments, the floor (designated in ageneral way by A) of which is common to both, a-pair of sills 9. and 3constituting a part of said floor whereby to secure the body to therunning gear of the vehicle.

Constructed integral with the floor and forming a part of the frontcompartment are rigid roof-supporting. pillars 4, 5, 6 and 7, a

rigid roof 8 being secured to said pillars and extending over the frontcompartment to form the roofthereof. The lower portion of thefront ofsaid compartment comprises a dash-board 9, and the upper portion an adjustable window 10, said window secured in any suitable manner, as byhinges 11, so that it may be folded and locked up against the inside ofthe roof 8: The sides of said compartment "comprise removable panels 12,hinged doors-13 forming a part thereof; said doors and panels havepockets 14, 15 in the lower portions and are provided with removable ordrop windows 16, 17, which may be dropped into the pockets 14, 15. Thepockets 14, 15 in the panels and doors are of the usual construction, apanel secured to the outside of the framework constituting the outerwall and a panel secured to the inside formin the inner wall.

The panels 12 may be secured in any suitable manner. In the presentinstance Ihave shown them provided with dowels 20 at the bottom toengage in' sockets in the floor A;

at the top a releasable bolt21 engages in the rigid roof 8, and a latch22having an eccentric bolt to draw the panel securely in place. Thedoors have the usual spring lock 23 having a handle to open it from theoutside, and a lpand-piece 23 for opening it from the in- SlC e.

The rear compartment comprises an integral back 24 and sides 25, 2G,doors 27, 28 be' ing hiiiged to said, sides and .when closed forming acontinuation thereof. back of the-body are foldable roof-supportingpillars 29, 30 secured thereto by suitable hinges, to be fully describedhereinafter. At-

the sides are hinged foldable roof-supporting pillars 32, 32. The. saidpillars 29, 30, 32, 32' constitute window-supporting frames, and forthis purpose are provided with grooves 33, 33 in which are mounted forsliding movement windows 34, 34'. The sides and back are constructedwith pockets 35 therein, said pockets formed by means of a panel 36secured to and constituting the inside of the framework of the body, anda panel 36 secured to the outside of the framework to form the outsidewall. The

At the ceases framework is so constructed as to form slideways 37therein for the windows, a rail 38 extending across the bottom of thepocket upon which the windows rest when dropped into said pockets,as'clearly illustrated in detail in Fig. 23. As the pockets in the backand sides are constructed substantially similar for convenience I havedescribed the construction of one pocket only.

The doors 27, 28 have a foldable or collapsible window carrying frame,comprising an upright 39 which has a sliding joint con nection 40 withthe doors, and adapted to be folded down over the top thereof, the lowerend 41 thereof when folded down being flush I with the edge of the door,and the upper end 41 breaking joints with the bottom of the rail 32. Theother upright 40 is hinged to the door, and adapted to fold insidethereof as clearly shown in Fig. 7. The said uprights 39, 40 haveslideways 42, 42 for supporting a removable or drop window 43. In thedoors are pockets similar to the pockets in the back and sides, andcomprise a panel 44 for the outside, and a panel 44 for the inside, bothof which are secured to the framework, slideways 37, (similar totheslide- I ways in the back and sides) also being provided for thewindow frame 43, and a rail 43 upon which the window rests when droppedinto said pocket, as clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 11.

For retaining theupright 40 in upright position, I provide aslot 45 inthe lower end thereof, and secure therein a spring latch 46, the freeend of which is hook shaped to engage in a recess46 in the usual windowfence running along the top of the lower door section. The latchesarereleased by means of a finger-piece 48 (see Fig. 10). The slidejointconnection between the upright 39 and door comprises a pintle 49engaging in a slot 49 in the window fence 47 and an ear 47' secured tothe top of the lower door section. As a further means for retaining theupright 40 in upright position a dowel 50 in the lower door sectionengages in a socket in the lower end-0f said upright, as shown in Fig.

it from the outside, and a hand-piece 52 to permit opening from theinside. (Figs. 8 and 9.) As both of the doors are constructedsubstantially the same, a description of one will suffice for both. V.

The roof over the rear compartmentcomprises a plurality of hingedsections .53, 53 the section 53 being secured to the rigid roof 8 bymeans of hinges 54, to be more fully described hereinafter, and thesection 53 secured to the section 53 by hinges, 54. I

In normal. position the hinged sections rest "I an upon thefoldablepillars 29, 30, 32, and La and positioned by means of dowels, althoughany other suitable means may be used for this purpose. A dowel 55 in therear pillar 30 engages with a socket 55 in the roof section 53, saidroof section being also provided with a dowel 56 to engage in a socket56. in the pillar 29. The dowel 55 in the pillar 30 also engages in thesocket 56 in the pillar 29 when folded down to retain said pillars infolded position. The roof section 53, 53 also have window-receivinggrooves 57 in which the upper ends of the windows engage when the bodyis in normal closed position. The rear compartment is also provided withthe usual upholstered seat, designated in a general way by D. The frontcompartment also has a seat, designated in a general way by E, and afoot rest 58.

The partition between the front and rear compartments I have illustratedas comprising a rigid lower portion 65 having a pocket therein similarto the pockets in the body proper. In the upper portion of saidpartition is a removable or drop window, or panel, 66 which may bedropped into said pocket. I. have shown this partition as being of aconvertible structure, but it will be obvioils that the same may beconstructed in tegral.

In Fig. -1 I haveillustrated in side elevation the body as it willappear as an entirely and rigidly closed structure. Should it be desiredto convert the front compartment into an open structure, it is onlynecessary to release the bolts 21, 22 and lift the dowels 20 out of thesockets in the floor when the side panels may be readily removed.However. should it be desired to convert said compartment into a partlyopen structure, the windows 16, 17 may be readily slid into the pocketsin the door-s13 and panels 12.

In Fig. 2 the front compartment is shown 0 as having been converted intoan open, and

the rear compartment into a partly open, structure, This is accomplishedby dropping the windows into the pockets in the back and sides of thebody, releasing the latches 63, and folding the roof section upon theroof'seetion 53; the rear pillars 29, 30 being folded over the back ofthe body, and locked by the latches 63. (Fig. 16.) The said foldedpillars give to the back of the body a finished appearance. Any suitablemeans may be provided for securing the roof section 53 in foldedposition. The side pillars 32, 32 are so constructed as to conform whenfolded down to the top of the sides of the body, and owing to suchconformation when in roof-support 'ing position there is aspaceleftbetween said pillars and roof. To provide for this I hinge tothe roofsection 53 a filler piece. 59, said filler.,piece folding into the roofwhen in open position. It will be noted that thereof is of concavedconstruction, and to permit of the foldable roof sections folding uponthemselves and over the roof of the axes of the hinges be in one plane.For this purpose the leaves of the hinges are constructed with a bevelsurface to set flatly upon the roof, and the ears are made of varyinglengths to compensate for the dif ference in height between the outsideedges and the middle of the roof. The hinges for securing the rearpillars to the body are of substantially similar construction, and comprise a leaf member 60 which is secured to the body as by means ofscrews, the other member being in the form of a sleeve portion 60 intowhich the pillar sets, said sleeve having lugs 60 whereby the pillar issecured in place, as by means of screws. Inside of the sleeve portion60' is an car 61, in which engages a screw 61' for drawing the pillardown into said sleeve portion. An elbow sleeve or filler-piece 62 has alug 62, whereby it is secured to the body over the leaf .60 of thehinge, and when the pillar is in roofsupporting position said sleeve 62engages front compartment, it is necessary that the within the portion60 of the hinge, and. I

when it is folded over the back of the body the said sleeve (32 forms afinished corner for the rails for the back and sides of the body, asclearly shown in Fig. 20. For securing the roof and pillars I provide aneccentric, latch 63 of usual cmistruction, said latch also serving tolock the pillars in folded position, as is clearly shown in Figs. 15 and16. 'As this latch is common to all pillars, for the purpose of thepresent case I have only illustrated it in connection withone. Securedto the rear roof-supporting pillars 25), 30 is a curtain-s11pportingbracket 64 (Fig. 12), said'bracket held in open position by means of aspring latch Get the supporting bracket 6st and curtain, when thepillars 25), 30 are in folded position, assuming substantially theposition illustrated in Fig. 13.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated the body as having been converted into anentirely open structure. The panels in the front compart- -ment arcremoved, the windows in the rear compartments dropped into the pocketsin the sides and back of the body, and the doorwindows dropped into thepockets in the doors; the foldable r'oof sections 53, 53 having beenfolded overv the rigid roof 8 of the front compartment, and secured inany suitable manner. The rear roof-supporting pillars 29 30 are foldedover the back of'the body and secured by the latches 63, the same aswhen converting the body into a partly open structure, and the sideroofsupporting pillars 32, 32 folded over the sides of the body, thetops breaking joints with the back of the body and the rearroof-supporting I that the bottom thereof-will be pillars. The upright40' of the doors are folded down inside of the doors, and the up rights39 folding over the top of the lower door sections, the sliding-jointconnection permitting the sliding of said uplrights so the roof foldedas illustrated in Fig. 3, the

said filler pieces 59 will fall into the roof as shown in Fig. 19.

It will be obvious that in re-converting either one or both of thecompartments from an entirely open to a partly or en tirely closedstructure. the operations are the reverse to those of convertingthe bodyfrom an entirely closed to a partly or entirely open structure, and adetailed description of said operations is, therefore, not deemednecessary.

While I have shown one form of the invention in the drawings ascomprising a front and a rear compartment, either one or both of a whichmay be converted from a closed to a partly or entirely open structure,and vice versa, it will be readily understood that the body may beconstructed with only one convertible compartment, and for this purposebe provided with only" one pair of rigid roof-supporting pillars 5, 7,the rigid roof 8 being secured thereto and in the form of a hoodextending over'the seat of the driver, the hinged sections 53, 53 of thefoldable roof capable of being folded upon each other and over the rigidhood when converting said compartment into an open structure.Furthermore, the roof-supporting pillars 4, 5, 6, and 7 may beconstructed infections to be rigidly secured together; and the roof ofboth the compartments and the foldable roofsupporting frame of the rearcompartment capable of being entirely removed, so that the body may bechanged from a body having a closed and convertible top or Wintervehicle body, to an entirely open structure or summer vehicle body. Thecompartments may also be provided with any suitable foldable oradjustable seats, and in the present instanceromprise seat portions 70,71 and 7 2 hingectfto the lower portion of the partition be tweenthe twocompartments, and provided with telescoping supports 73', 7 and 75, onemember of which has a pivoted conush with pockets in nection with thebottom of the seat and the other member with the floor. I haveillustrated these seats in Fig. 7 in full lines in their foldedpositions, and in dotted lines in open or normal positions.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window receiving pockets therein, and doorshaving a collapsible windowcarrying frame, of fixed and the other partconsisting of a series of hinged sections foldable upon itself and overthe fixed roof; fold'able roof su'p porting and window carrying pillarsat the sides and backto fold over the top of the sides and back of thebody to form a continuous and finished rail for the top of the body;drop windows carried by said pillars which may be dropped into thepockets in the back and sides; hinges to secure said pillars to thebody, the hinges for the rear pillars comprising a pair of pivotally connected members, one in the form of a leaf scoured to the body, the othermember consisting of a sleeve portion in which the bottom of the pillaren a es and is secured.

' 2. In a vehicle bodyjthe combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window receiving pockets therein, and doorshaving a collapsible windowcarrying frame, of a two-part roof, one partfixed and the other part consisting, of a series of hinged sectionsfoldable upon itself and over the fixed roof; foldable roof supportingand window-carrying pillars at the sides and back to of the sides andback of the body to form a continuous and finished rail for the top ofthe body; drop windows carried by said pillars which may be dropped intothe the back and sides, hinges to seto the body, the hinges for the rearpillars comprising a. pair of pivotally connected members, one in theform of a leaf secured to the body, the other member cure said pillars atwo-part roof, one part fold over the top consisting of a sleeve portionin which the bottom of the pillar engages and is secured; said sleeveportion having an ear or lug projecting laterally from the inner walland having an opening for the passage of a screw to engage with thepillar and draw it into said sleeve, and also having a pair ofprojections to engage at opposite sides of the pillar to brace thelatter.

3. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window-receiving pockets there in, anddoors having a collapsible windowcarrying frame, of a two-part roof, onepart fixed and the other part consisting of a series of hinged sectionsfoldable upon itself and over the fixed roof; foldable roof sup larscomprising a pair of pivotally con-' nected members, one in the form ofa leaf secured to the body, the other member consisting of a sleeveportion in which the bottom of the pillar engages and is secured; and anelbow sleeve having a lug whereby it is secured to the body over theleaf member of the hinge, said sleeve engaging in the sleeve portion ofthe hinge when the pillaris in roof-supporting position and serving as-afiller piece when the pillar is folded down to form a finished cornerbetween the bottom ofthe pillar and body.

l. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window receiving pockets therein, and doorshaving a collapsible window-carrying frame, of a'two part roof, one partfixed.and the other part consisting of a series of hinged sectionsfoldable upon itself and over the fixed roof; foldable roof-supportingand window-carrying pillars at the sides and back, the rear pillarsfolding over the back of the body to form a continuous and finished railfor the top thereof; drop windows carried by said pillars which may bedropped into 'the pockets in the back and sides; hinges to secure saidpillars to the body; the hinges for the rear pillar-scornprising a pairof pivotally connected members one in the form of aleaf secured to thebody, the other member consisting of a sleeve portion in which thebottom of the pillar engages and is secured; a dowel pin in the top ofone of the pillars and a socket in the top of the other pillar in whichsaid dowel engages when the pilars are folded down; and means to lockthe pillars in folded position and to also lock the pillars and rooftogether when in roof supporting position comprising an eccentric latchone part of which is carried by each pillar, and cooperating latchmechanism carried by the roof.

In a vehicle body, the combination with a body having an integral backand sides with window-receiving pockets therein, and doors having acollapsible window-carrying frame, of a two-part roof, one part fixedand the other part consisting of a series of hinged sections foldableupon itself and over the fixed roof, foldable roof-supporting and windowcarrying pillars at the sides and back to fold overthc top of the sidesand back of the body to form a contmuousand finished rail for the topof'the body; hinges to'secure said pillars to the body; drop window'scarried by said pillars which may be dropped into the pockets in theback and sides; a dow'el pin in the top of one of the pillars andasocket in the top of the other pillar in which said dowel engageswhen-the pillars are folded down, the dowel in the one pillar engagingin a socket in the hinged section of the roof, and a dowel in said roofsection engaging in the socket in the other pillar when the pillarsarein roofsupporting position to form an integral and rigid connectionbetween the roof and pillars.

(3. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body having an integralback and sides with window-receiving pockets therein, and doors having acollapsible window-carrying frame, of a two-part roof, one part fixedand the. other part consisting of a series of hinged sections foldableupon itself and over the fixed roof; foldable roof-supporting andwindow-carrying pillars at the sides and back to fold over the top ofthe sides and back of the body to form a continuous and tinished railfor the top of the body; hinges to secure said pillars to the body; dropwindows carried by said pillars which may be dropped into the pockets inthe back and sides; a dowel pin in the top of one of the pillarsand asocket in the top of the other pillar in which said dowel'engages whenthe pillars are folded down, the dowel in the one pillar engaging in asocket in the hingedsection of the roof, and a dowel in said roofsection engaging in the socketin' the other pillar when the pillars arein roof-supporting positionto form an integral and rigid connectionbetween the roof and pillars; and a latch one member of which is carriedby each pillar to lock the pillars in folded position.

7. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body having an integralback and sides with window-receiving pockets therein, and doors having acollapsible window-carrying frame, of a two-part roof, one part fixedand the other part consisting of a series of hinged sections foldableupon itself and over the fixed roof; fOldlbl roof-supporting and"window-carrying pillars at the sides and 4 back to fold over the top ofthe sides and back of the body to form a continuous and finished railfor the top of the body; hinges to secure said pillars to the body; drop,windows carried by said pillars which may be dropped into the pocketsin the back and sides; a dowel pin in. the top of one of the pillars anda socket in the top of the other pillar in which said dowel engages whenthe pillars are folded down, the dowel in the one pillar engaging in asocket in the hinged section of the roof, and a dowel in said roofsection engaging in the socket in carried by said pillars which may beexit,

the other pillar when the pillars are in roofsupportingposition to forman integral and rigid connection between the roof and pillars; and alatch one member of which is carried by each pillar to lock the pillarsin folded position; said latch members also coiiperating with latchmembers connected to the roof to lock the roof and pillars together whenthe latter are in roof-supporting position.

8. In a Vehicle body, the combination with a body having an integralback and dropped into the pockets inthe back and sides; hinges to securesaid pillars to the .body, the hinges for the rear pillars comprising apair of pivotally connected members, one member 1n the form of a leafsecured to the body, the other member con sisting of a sleeve portion inwhich the bottom of the pillar engages and is secured, said sleeveportion havlngan ear or lug .proyecting laterally from the lnner walland having an opening for the passage of ascrew to engage with thepillar and draw it into sald sleeve, and also having a pair ofprojections to engage at opposite sides of the pillar to brace thelatter; an elbow sleeve havinga lug whereby it is secured to the bodyover the leaf member of the hinge, said sleeve engaging in the sleeveportion of the hinge when the pillar is in roof-supporting positionandserving as a filler piece when the pillar is folded down to form afinished corner between the bottom of the pillar and body; a dowel pinin the top of the pillars and a socket in-the top of the other pillar inwhich said dowel engages when the pillars are folded down, the dowel inthe one pillar also adapted to engage in a socket in the hinged sectionof the roof, and a dowel in said roof section engaging in the socket inthe other pillar when the pillars are in roof-supporting position; and

a latch, one member of which is carried by each pillar to lock thepillars in folded posi tion, said latch members also cooperating withlatch members connected to the roofv to lock the roof and pillarstogether when the latter are in roof-supporting position.

9. In a vehicle body, the combination of a foldable roof androof-supporting and window-carrying pillars at and foldable over the topof the sides and back of the body; a hinge for the rear pillarscomprising a pair of pivotally connected members, one member eeaaas inthe form of a leaf secured to the body, and the other member in the formof a sleeve in which the bottom of the pillar is mounted; and an elbow-sleeve fixed to the body over the leaf member, said elbow sleeveadapted to engage in the sleeve portion of the hinge when the pillarsare in roof-supportin position and serving as a filler when the iflarsare folded down to form a finished corner between the bottom of thefolded pillars and body.

10. In a vehicle body having a convertible top, the combination of afoldable roof and roof-supporting and window-carrying p11- lars at, andfoldable over the top of, the back and sides of the body; hinges for therear pillars comprising a pair of pivotally connected members, onemember in the form of a leaf secured to the body and the other member inthe form of a sleeve in which the bottom of the pillar is mounted; anelbow sleeve fixed to the body over the leaf member, said elbow sleeveadapted to engage in the sleeve portion of the hinge when the pillarsare in roof-supporting position and serving as a filler when the pillarsare folded down to make a finished corner between the bottom of the.folded pillars and body; curtain brackets connected to the rear pillarsand adapted to be folded into said pillars;,and spring latches formaintaining said curtain brackets in open position.

11. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window-receiving pockets therein, and doorshaving a collapsible windew-carrying frame, of a two-part roof, one partfined and the other part consisting of a series of hinged sectionsfoldable upon pockets in the back and sides of the body.

12. In a vehicle body, the combination with a body provided with anintegral back and sides with window-receiving pockets therein, and doorshaving a collapsiblewindow-carrying frame, of a two-part roof, one partfixed and the other partconsisting of a series of hinged sectionsfoldable upon itself and over the fixed roof;,foldable roof-supportingand window-carrying pillars at the rear corners to fold over the top ofthe back of the body to form a continuous and finis'hed rail for the topthereof; foldable roofsupporting and window-carrying pillars hinged tothe sides of the body; drop windows carried by said side and rearpillars which may be dropped into the pockets in and the body when thepillars are folded the back and sides of the body; and hinges down toform a finished corner between the 10 for the rear pillars comprising apair of bottom of said pillars and the body.

pivotally connected members and a fixed member adapted to engage in oneof the iv- WILLARD TVVOMBLY; otally connected members when the pi ersWitnesses: are in roof-supporting position and to fill PAULA PHILIPP,

the space between the bottom of the pillars JOHN O. SEIFERT.

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